The Purpose This module will provide an understanding of the core competencies relating to management and leadership skills in organisations. The module will examine management and leadership models and evaluate the effectiveness of those in the 21st Century, including the difference between management and leadership. There will also be a self-reflective report considering the development of the students own leadership skills throughout the module. This will include updating the e-portfolio for the students. The Context As a business school graduate, you will be expected to demonstrate superior business acumen and as part of that acumen the ability to lead others as well as yourself are expected by graduate recruiters. This assignment requires you to identify a leadership development activity that you can reflect upon and demonstrate your development. The Task 1. You are to analyse your existing leadership profile using a range of leadership assessments such as Belbin, Myers-Briggs, DISC, or other reputable self-assessment tools. Module code and title: MG629 Developing Leadership & Management Skills Module leader: Dr. Chinedu Uwabuike Assignment No. and type: Coursework 2: Written Assignment: 1000-word self- reflection with appendices and evidence. Assessment weighting: 30% Submission time and date: Sunday 17th December 2023 before 2 pm. Target feedback time and date: 3 weeks after submission deadline 2 2. You must identify a specific developmental need from the analysis, and this can be strength based or developmental. 3. You must then carry out a developmental event that specifically addresses the developmental need, provide evidence of your developmental activity and journey before critically reflecting upon your self-development in a 1,000-word reflective essay. 4. The reflective essay and appendices including self-assessment analysis in point 1 and evidence of your developmental activity and journey in point 3 will be submitted as one document (Word or PDF). You will upload the file to the relevant submission link in the Module folder on LSST Connect. Key independent learning activities, employability skills and stretch activities: ? Assess the students own leadership and management skills. ? Construct a leadership self-developmental plan. ? Identify key information needs using core textbook to develop commercial acumen.
